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Lovefest 2024: Sampling of Musicians

Lovefest 2024 is coming to Cortes Island on Saturday, August 10. The full slate of performers has now been confirmed. Today’s program is going to be a sampler from five of the acts: 6 Foot Johnson, Doc Fingers, Elise LeBlance, the Adonis Puentes Cuban band and Ann Mortifee 

“ It’ll be a great  day of music; it’s a family affair. There’s food, of course, and all the crafts vendors and  there will be massages. There’s a kid’s tent. We’re going to have fun and games for kids. It’s the Cortes annual music festival. This is for the people that are here in the summer and of course, the year round residents that live on Cortes. We like to feature our local musicians and we like to bring in new bands that people haven’t heard.   Doors open at 11:00 AM, the music starts at noon, Lovefest will probably go till 9:00, PM,” explained Rex Weyer, one of the Festival’s principle organizers.  

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Simon Kempston Coming To Campbell River and Quadra – Cortes Cancelled

Editor’s note: the Cortes Island concert, originally scheduled for July 12, has been cancelled.

Alan Morrison of the Sunday Herald described Simon Kempston as ‘One of Scotland’s very best singer-songwriters.’ Scottish Television said he is ‘a stunning Talent.’ Tom Robinson of BBC Radio 6 added, ‘Beautifully authentic guitar style & heartfelt vocals.’

Kempston will be performing in: Campbell River’s Spirit Square from noon to 1:15 on Tuesday, July 9th and in the Kameleon Cafe on Quadra Island, at 7 PM on Friday July 12th.

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Vancouver artist Sam Tudor adds first time Cortes show to new EP tour

By Louis Belcourt, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

Sam Tudor, a recording artist based in Vancouver, is currently touring across BC to showcase their newly released EP and recently have included a show on Cortes Island as part of the tour.

Tudor, a self-taught musician and recording artist, has been recording and releasing music since 2014.

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Roots Round Up returns to Cortes since before the pandemic to play weekend of shows

By Louis Belcourt, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

The Gorge Harbour Marina and the Gorge Hall have both booked Roots Round Up this weekend for two shows.

The prolific Vancouver based band haven’t played Cortes since before the COVID-19 pandemic and have never played back-to-back shows on the island.

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Jemma Hicken and Robbie Banks tour: Coming Back To Cortes

The audio version of this opens with a short clip of Jemma Hicken singiing ‘Skim Milk.’ I was hoping it would be a new version, with her and Robbie Bankes singing together, but it looks like the only place to hear that will be in Mansons Hall at 7:00 on Tuesday July 2, 2024. Jemma and Robbie are just finishing a month long tour of Alberta and BC. They were about to play at Campbell River’s Spirit Square when Cortes Currents reached them yesterday. They will be on Read Island today.

 Cortes Currents: How long have you been playing together? 

Jemma Hicken: “We had one show together last November. Then we’ve just had our tour, so mostly since May 30th.”

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